Fabaceae
Brachystegia

Brachystegia boehmii Taub.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 197 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Botswana. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). 61. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). 61. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • B. D. Burtt in Journ. Ecol. 30: 75–78, 85, 86, 141 (1942).
  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 721 (1930).
  • Burtt Davy & Hutch, in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1923: 151 (1923).
  • C. H. N. Jackson in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 6: 37 (1940).
  • Hoyle & White in Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 111, 117, fig. 24, t. 1/B-D, F, G (1962).
  • Hoyle in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 3: 474, t. 33 (1952).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 93 (1949).
  • Taub. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 197 (1895).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 28, 1994 Wyk, P. [BSA2681] Zimbabwe K000282528 Yes
Sep 30, 1977 Buchanan, J.; Wood, M. [6960] Malawi K000417814 Type Yes
Sep 30, 1977 Buchanan, J.; Wood, M. [6960] Malawi K000417813 Type Yes
Jul 9, 1976 Henreques, C. [649] Angola K000282527 Yes
Jul 9, 1976 Henreques, C. [704] Angola K000282526 Yes
Jul 9, 1976 Duff, C.E. [11833] Zambia K000282544 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Rogers, F.A. [8605] Zambia K000417837 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1948 Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J.; Miller, R.P. [7970] Zambia K000282536 Yes
Shantz, H. L. [436] Zimbabwe K003101991 Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R.; Mkandawire, J. [2674] Zambia K001634894 No
Angus, A. [463] Zambia K000282537 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9811] Zambia K001569793 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614777 No
Chipunga, L. [88] Zimbabwe K000282530 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1570] Zambia K000282538 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [10691] Zambia K000282534 Yes
Smith, P.A. [4234] Botswana K000282525 Yes
Mshasha, E. [97] Zimbabwe K000282529 Yes
Procter, J. [1866] Zambia K000282539 Yes
Stuhlman [6400] Tanzania K000417850 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [776] Zambia K000282542 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [648] Zambia K000282919 Yes
Smith, P.P. [1773] Zambia K000282535 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614778 No
Bingham, M.G. [10691B] Zambia K000282533 No
Lawton, R.M. [1546] Zambia K000282541 Yes
Boehm [159a] Tanzania K000417849 Type Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [2055] Zimbabwe K000282532 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1622] Zambia K000282540 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4465] Zambia K000282543 Yes
Timberlake, J. [4959] Mozambique K000545309 No
Bezuidenhout, B. [108] Zimbabwe K000282531 Yes

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